The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-26
Obj THINGS IN CHINA.
FACTS CoLlATeD BY a CIVILIZED
AND CULTIVATED ex-mANOARIN.

u Bachelor a tou8trFiefE
Marriage Among S.m~-ak~- Forbid
den Sons and Daughters - Code of
Observation-Disclosures and Morality.
The highest ambition of a Chinese gentle
man is to have a nice coffin and fine
funeral
They feed their friends sumptuously
when dead, but let them take care Of
themselves the best they could while
alive
Old women instead of the young are d .
iGles (beflesl of society.
The highest Recommendation n man can
have is in the fact of his having a wife.
bachelor is likened 10 "a eOsnterfeited
coin; he is looked upon with suspicion
even by members of his own household
Love making is only done thr days
after marriage 1t is not only cred
the safest way to get ahead of l.. but
the surest way to get a wife without losing
much time.
A previous acquaintaneeship between the
male and female prevents them from mar
riage- For this reason man seldom veds
a girl of his own town. They are likewise
prevented from marrying kins or name
sakes. Joneses are not allowed 10 marry
Joneses nor Smiths to marry Smiths.
Sons AND DAUGHTERs.
A girl is never considered anything else
in her own fathers house than an hon
ored gttest. She is neither responsible for
the farnily's debts nor enjoys "A share in
its fortunes, as in the case of SONS.
Daughters depend upon their husbands
for fame and fortune, while sons depend
upon the parents and upon themselves.
A man could borrow money ON the
strength of his having n son, but no one
would advance him cent if he had a
dozen of daughters. The former is re-
sponsible for the debts of his father for
three generations The latter is only re-
sponsibIe for the debts of her own hus-
band.
When - Chinaman meets another he
shakes and squeezes his own hands; covers
his head. If great friends had not seen
each other for a long time, after the mu-
tual hand shaking they would rub shout
ders until they become tired Instead of
asking each others health they would
say: Have you eaten your rices Where
are you goings What is your business
when you get there How old are your
and How much did you pay for your
shoes,
Men wear long petticoats and carry
fans, while the women wear short jackets
and carry canes
Boats are drawn by horses, carriages
moved by sails.
Old men play ball and fly kites, while
children fold their arms and look on.
SchOOlmasters have more power over
young than parents. IL within three
years schooling the child il not morally
well as intellectually reformed he is
sent into another school
Parents and spectators instead Of the
children are held responsible for crimes
committed by the latter.
EDUCATION AND COURTEsT
1T is better to be ignorant and know
how to live than to be learned and not
know how to live. The principal object of
a school is to learn how to live i'll tran
quillty and happiness, and nothing more. :"
So all Chinese scholars
1t Is much lesser crime to steal your
neighbours OK than to steal his dog The
former is simply personal property, while
the latter takes the place of man
Waterman.
III a Chinaman desires the death of an
enemy he goes and hangs himself upon
his neighbours door 1t is a sure cure TO
kill not only that particular enemy, but
members OF his entire family viii be in
jeopardy of losing their lives
When Chinaman desires n visitor to
dine with him he does not ask him to do
so, but when he does not wish him to stay
he puts the question, ''Oh, please stay
and dine with mer' The visitor will
then know he is not wanted.
A rich mans servant gets no salary,
yet many are the applicants; while big
salaries are paid 10 the servants of the
common people but few make applica-
tions. The perquisite5 of the former,
often more than triple the salaries of the
latter, are the sole reason of these differ
ences.
When Chinaman expects a present
and it does not come lie sends one of lesser
value.
To encourage honesty and sincerity,
confidential clerks and statesmen in all
branches of industries receive an annual
net percentage of the trims business be-
sides their regular salaries--Wong Chin
Foo in New York World